I am truly impressed with the number of projects being constructed in your city. My head is literally spinning. Any updates on the 70 story proprosal? Can someone post some before and after photos of the Dallas skyline since the addition of so many new buildings.

The Baccus family, in a partnership with Dallas-based Provident Realty Advisors, will begin construction early next year on land they've owned since the mid-1800s to transform it into a high-rise, mixed-use development.

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This development, called The Legacy at Spring Creek, is a chance for the longtime Plano family to create a legacy, said Leon Backes, president of Provident Realty Advisors.

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"This site is a very high-profile piece of property in one of the hottest markets in the country."

The plans for the 37-acre tract include three office buildings ranging from eight- to 10-stories, totaling up to 2 million square feet with a 200-room boutique hotel and up to 100,000 square feet of retail space.

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"We're seeing an intense amount of interest in the site, from retail, office and hotel users," Backes said.

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The architects have planned on incorporating and building upon an existing grove of trees on the site, to help maximize pedestrian connectivity to other parts of Legacy Business Park, including developer Randy Heady's newly proposed office building along the Dallas North Tollway.

Redevelopment efforts to save an ailing Plano mall are underway as part of a planned $1 billion investment to convert the southeast Plano properties into a multi-use development with multifamily residential, retail and entertainment projects.

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“Most likely, if they’re going to do mixed-use, the property would need to be rezoned,” Braster said.

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Ware said he anticipates the mall project to cost between $1 billion and $1.6 billion.

Scott Polikov, principal and founder of Gateway Planning, said redevelopment efforts at Collin Creek Mall will also be building on the momentum of the recent revitalization in downtown Plano. Gateway Planning, a design and development consultancy firm, will work in coordination with Dreien on the Collin Creek Mall project in the coming months.

Called Star House, the project will have "160 urban living units" in a tower built of limestone, metal and glass.

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"Our average unit size will be north of 1,200 square feet," Columbus Realty CEO Robert Shaw told the Frisco Planning & Zoning Commission when it approved plans for the apartment tower.

Newly released plans for The Star project also show that three office buildings will be built along the tollway and Warren Parkway, adjacent to the new apartment tower. The office buildings will range from seven to 12 stories tall

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The office and apartment towers will join the new Omni Frisco Hotel and Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy & Research Center as the tallest buildings at the $1.5 billion The Star project.

The project at the northeast corner of U.S. Highway 75 and State Highway 121, will include office space, apartments, retail and restaurant buildings and a commons area with two acres of green space, water features, outdoor dining and a stage for performances.

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"The project is organized around open, green spaces comprised of water features, lawns for events and native landscape inspired by the prairie heritage of north Texas."

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The development has been in the works for more than a decade and currently includes a Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center, an office and industrial facility for Emerson Process Management and a campus for Collin College.

"Even more interesting, they reveal that Cienda is the mysterious buyer who has been gobbling up parcels near the Dallas Zoo. This explains why they funded the preliminary mockup of the I-35 deck park."

"Even more interesting, they reveal that Cienda is the mysterious buyer who has been gobbling up parcels near the Dallas Zoo. This explains why they funded the preliminary mockup of the I-35 deck park."